Rick's Daily Tips

7 best ways to get your graphic design done

Posted on April 14, 2024

Creating a unique identity for your product and brand is a crucial step in business that should never be overlooked. Neglecting to make your logo and packaging interesting can limit your business’s growth potential.

For example, there is a local business that sells exceptional gourmet pizzas with an innovative menu. The local community enjoys their offerings, but unfortunately, the business is only able to break even. Despite receiving compliments, the owners decide to close down.

However, you step in and introduce them to a graphic designer who creates customized images for their logo and packaging. The new designs are much more appealing than the plain white pizza boxes they used before. [Read more…]

Reminder: Students and teachers get Microsoft 365 for free

Posted on April 13, 2024

This is just a reminder that students and teachers can use Microsoft 365 for free thanks to an awesome program called Office 365 Education.

In a nutshell, if you meet the requirements of the program, you can download and run MS Office 365 on your PC, Mac and mobile devices without having to lay out any cash whatsoever. [Read more…]

5 tips for getting the most from your Internet connection

Posted on April 12, 2024

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Back in the early days of home computing, most users had to connect their computers to the Internet using a dial-up analog modem.

Those dial-up connections were typically about as slow as a sedated slug, and establishing and keeping a stable connection was tricky at best.

Even worse, that slow and unreliable connection was typically dedicated to a single computer, so connecting multiple computers to the Internet required a separate modem and a separate telephone land-line for each computer. [Read more…]

Why you should (almost) always login to WordPress using an ‘Editor’ account

Posted on April 11, 2024

Is your blog powered by WordPress? If so, you should know that you have a virtual target on your back.

More blogs run on WordPress than any other blogging platform, and that makes WordPress blogs a preferred target for the hackers of the world.

Unless you’ve taken steps to harden your blog against hacking attacks, it’s fairly easy for a skilled and determined hacker to either guess your WordPress login password or intercept it from the data stream that’s created when you log in to your WordPress Dashboard.

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Q&A: Can you recommend a good full-size Bluetooth mouse?

Posted on April 10, 2024

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Question from Kenny: I have an Ultrabook that only has two USB ports, and I need those for my external hard drive and portable scanner.

I’ve been looking for a good Bluetooth mouse since they don’t need to be plugged into a USB port.

I’ve tried three different Bluetooth mice and found all of them to be too small to be comfortably used for extended periods of time.

I just can’t seem to find one that’s normal size. Do you know of one? [Read more…]